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What small automatic would you recommend for £9000?

What small to medium size 5 door petrol automatic hatchbacks can you recommend for £9,000? Usage mainly in town and occasional motorway trips. Reliability and being easy to reverse park onto an awkward drive are very important.

Asked on 29 July 2015 by AJF1

Answered by Honest John
If she can find a post January 2011 Honda Jazz 1.4 i-VTEC CVT-7 within budget, I'd go for that. Very spacious, very practical with proper flat-folding rear seats and very reliable. Not a great drive, but still very pleasant with excellent fuel economy.

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